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Konica Minolta Dimage A2 8MP Digital Camera with 7x Anti Shake Optical Zoom
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| 8-megapixel sensor captures enough detail to create photo-quality 16-by-22-inch enlargements |
| Konica Minolta 7X optical zoom GT lens combines with a 2x digital for a 14x total zoom |
| Tilting 1.8-inch LCD monitor; 11-point autofocus; anti-shake function minimizes blurring |
| Store images on type I or II Compact Flash memory cards or Microdrive; connects to PC via USB 2.0 |
| Powered by 1 NP-400 lithium-ion battery |
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Customers Reviews
2008-12-23
Great camera until the electronic viewfinder breaks (it will!)
This is a great camera until the electronic viewfinder (EVF)breaks. The ribbon cable leading to the EVF fractures and the viewfinder goes black. It's a very common fault and costs over $200 to repair. Google "Konica Minolta A2 EVF problem" and you'll get plenty of hits. Take the EVF cover off and you'll see Konica Minolta's answer to preventing the problem - don't fix the root cause, just stick a cheesy piece of yellow adhesive tape over the place where the cable always breaks. And that's the way the camera comes from the factory! My advice: get some double sided adhesive tape, stick the EVF down in its lowered position and never raise it.
Steve acme_widget@yahoo.com
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2007-06-13
Amazingly Good Mini-SLR
I'm a very avid photographer who bought this camera as soon as it came out (4 years ago), and all its accessories (including a 4 GB microdrive...has been replaced with 8 GB CF card). It works amazingly well, with excellent color accuracy, basically all the features of a Pro SRL (even today's models) and, yes it DOES offer automatic white balance. Konica-Minolta invented this "in-LCD" antishake system which is every bit as effective as the ones on lenses at the time, and (unfortunately for K-M, fortunately for consumers) they were not able to protect their patents fully enough so that imitations are now commonplace. The size, shape & feel of this camera is actually better than an SLR...it's just slightly smaller to be much handier. I've used every feature and have performed all kinds of shots, from highest to lowest speeds. I don't have a single gripe with this camera, its design is simply excellent...and it revolutionized the industry with its mini-SLR form factor, making it perfect for everyone except perhaps a professional photographer who doesn't care as much about portability, and who may go with something like the top Nikon or Canon. Perhaps the one downside is the poor video, but this feature is an add-on anyway (one would get a real videocam).
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2007-05-09
Astonishing colors and very effective Anti-Shake
I used it in my last trip in Yucatan for the first time, without any previous trial (but I already owned a DiMAGE 7Hi) and results are exceptional without tripod (not allowed in ruins areas without special permit).
Very satisfied.
I would change it only for an equivalent camera with interchangeable lenses.
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2006-12-27
Excellent non-SLR camera for enthusiasts
I've had this camera since soon after it's release and it continues to delight me. The A2 is not the best for beginners or casual shooters. But, if you are an enthusiast who wants total control of something with a 28-200 zoom that is much more portable than its SLR equivalent, get it!
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2006-12-25
Product Photography
I am inexperienced and have found this camera difficult to use for capturing images of products. The white adjustment is not automatic and must be tuned each time.
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Product Details
Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Minolta
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EAN: 0043325995064
Floppy Disk Drive Description: None
Has Red Eye Reduction: 1
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Label: Minolta
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Manufacturer: Minolta
Model: 2720-301
Publisher: Minolta
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Studio: Minolta
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